Banafrican

After messing around a bit with Plantains in both savory and sweet dishes, I figured I'd try bananas as well. I prepared an African Banana Chicken for my main entree. Combined with bacon, corn and beans, it was very much like the sum of those ingredients. Every bite contained a mouthful of mushy banana and bacon and although this wasn't entirely repulsing, I can't imagine it winning any culinary awards. I finished it without feeling like I had just punished myself, but it's not something I'll ever consider making again.

The African Cauliflower Salad was a decent accompaniment, being both light and flavorful. I think as a substitute, a sort of curried banana side might've worked better. As it stands I'm not interested in making any curried bananas any time soon though. I like the flavor of honey used to sweeten the curry flavor of the salad, which sort of gives it a flavor reminiscent of Mango Chutney.

For dessert I made a very simple Banana Bread. I wasn't particularly happen about the results because I only had a single ripened banana and tried to cut the recipe into thirds without much success. I ended up with a tiny loaf that had to much baking soda, which further backs up my suspicions of why the Mititei Sausages were so bad.